I’m so illiterate in finance that I didn’t understand much , only enough of the general idea for me to be so disgusted I don’t even have the words. Capitalism is out of control isn’t it ? Rattner is a pro and even he wasn’t able to prevent that; too much variables to control I guess.

I hate Willard Romney. He is the perfect representative of the sickness of GREED that is destroying so many lives, in America and around the world.

Hola everyone, I’ve been away with no internet for 7 days… FINALLY made it to Baltimore!!! woohoo & what a trip getting here.. I’ve missed you all so much. I heard our President was magnificent at the last debate too 🙂

Oh, the President got a little annoyed with one of the jokes, had to take a sip of coffee, but it’s okay, he can handle it (because the speaker mocked Paul Ryan, while he was at it, and is now mocking Mitthead).

I think part of that is because we love President Obama so much. The other part is that WILLARD IS NOT FUNNY AT ALL BECAUSE NOBODY COULD LOVE HIM. Notice how even the ol’ Catholics (of which I am one) aren’t laughing as much as they were at the beginning. Maybe because they all know any of them could become Mormons post-mortem (sorry – couldn’t resist).

Hi y’all! Thought I’d say Yo, and will be back in a while, after I eat supper AND VOTE! WooHoo! OUR BALLOTS ARE IN TODAY’S MAIL! 😆 😆 Now, his shall I ever make up my mind, oh, I am SO DECIDED….. NOT! and I hope Myth gets his black&blue hyney whomped again at the dinner! Never mind how foine our PBO looks in that tux! MmmmMmmmMmmm…..Gotta Vote! 🙂

Good 99ts, cause reading over the comments, I am appalled at how many typos I made, guess I really ought to be wearing my glasses.. especially knowing how iPad thinks it’s smarter than me, and changes what I want to say to suit itself! HaHa on me! 😆 I’m am sure you all knew what I tried to say, right VC? Right, Chips? 😳 😳

Actually, Chips, I am MORE worried as just now when I came in to laugh at your brilliant championship spelling, my comment was still in the reply field as if I had never posted it! Ai yai yai! Now, that is very spooky, and weirder than MythillArd.

I think this whole thing is disgusting—it’s just gross—–the whole image of it. And they’re all pretending that Willard is a riot! What a fake farce this is! Now Willard is patting himself on the back—– and now the most insincere sounding gratuitous words I’ve ever heard. And the crowd is cheering Willard. Gross. Only Obama could keep me tuned into this thing.

Archbishop Dolan was laughing at the President’s joke so much, he almost lost his little beanie cap. As a Catholic, I feel I can say I hope his cap doesn’t come completely off, because I hear they have “hat hair” under it.

Good quips from both guys. Mitt was visibly nervous, but that’s because I think that he doesn’t like people to be so physically close to him. PBO was on point as always. He started a little slow, but gained momentum. Now imo, this is a useless piece of waste of time, that the candidates are pressured to attend. It’s all a front and staged with little sincerity. Oh well, here’s to seeing PBO at next year’s event.

I think it’s been confirmed that Willard is definitely the weak link. Four years ago, John McCain was as funny as Barack Obama, and vice versa. Of course, that was back when McCain still had a partial soul, so never mind.

Yes, I remember being ever so pleasantly surprised back then. Tonight, even with the headliner – our guy – it all left one feeling a bit queasy. I do fully believe that President Obama couldn’t wait to get the heck out of there, far away from Willard. Mostly because our President is a normal person with a beating heart.

Yeah, McCain had those good ‘sailor jokes’ He had me laughing even though I didn’t plan to. This time I couldn’t even bring myself to hear Robme’s voice. It would’ve made me want to go down there and hit him 😆

I actually like this event. It shows the greatness of our democracy where two people can disagree vehemently and just about punch each on the debate stage can in the next night joke around with each other. We cannot forget that in some places political enemies are killed. There is really no place like the United States.

I don’t think there is a place for our politicians to partake in religious events period. Of course we recognize our greatness and this dinner has nothing to do with that. Do you think we would see a televised charity event attended by our top politicians hosted by Muslims?

I liked that one too, I think my favourite was the one about he saying something about using the same tactics in the 3rd debate as he used in the 1st debate…long pause and then said just kidding, I’m trying to scare Axelrod.

tweety was cheering for the prez – funny – he still a little in love with the prez. pbo is just gorgeous – he knows how to pitch everything perfectly. the 2008 was 1000 times better – longer more jokes. you can feel the tension here – no warmth or respect at all. mccain and pbo had more respect for each other.

Anyone who watched the whole thing is a hero. I just can’t stomach Willard and it’s hard enough having so see him during the debates. Would love to see the PBO portion excerpted. If anyone sees that portion on YouTube, can you let those of us with less fortitude know?

I cannot help but think that whenever our beloved President and Willard are in the same room-let alone same city oand or state-that President Obama blows him away or eats him for lunch. Ole stupid needs to recognize that it is over. Done.Finished. Go ahead Willard…have that nervous breakdown!

God bless the “Uns” . How can Paul Ryan be a good Catholic and not be willing to take care of the “Uns” ?
I thought when the Cardinal was listing them, how proud I am of President Obama and how he works everyday
to make their lives better.

My take too ObamaBoy. Mitt seems not comfortable in his own skin. Then again it could be the formal whitey tighties he had on. Like dress shoes and anything worn on special occasions, they must chafe a bit.

ooooh DAMN Chipsticks. That is a zinger. . (Wouldn’t it be great to have a day of celebration every year for everyone who becomes an ex-catholic and quits that male dominated cultist “institution”? Instead of a Holy Day it will be an Oh Happy Day!)

I could just sob thinking how true that is. But, ya know, President Obama is the leader of the free world with that middle name and he hasn’t let it – and reaction to it and lies about it – stop him, so I’ll just stand up a little straighter with him and press on.

That one tweet said about three things to me. First, Lawrence is self-absorbed and is trying to get attention on himself. Second, he’s a fighter. Third, he’s willing to stand up for President Obama (like the rest of us), which makes the first and second things not matter at all.

Know how we talk about FLOTUS’ Southside Chi-town background. The “fighter” in LOD comes from the Boston, Irish- Catholic background (he says that himself all the time). Kinda cliche’/stereotypical, but I see it in every dude I’ve met who was born & raised there.

I’m sure you are right! The first time I went to Boston and a group of us were trying to cross a street, in a designated crosswalk, I … er … happened to notice that a guy in a car coming down the street was actually aiming for us, because we were in his way (and I grew up in New Jersey, where nobody will let you get ahead of them, but that was even more scary!) It’s gotta be in the genes!

Looking at Chips’ tweets and pictures – those with Miss Ann show how she cannot stop with the facial expressions of disdain and hate – come November she can go back to riding the car elevatorhttps://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary

I really got the feeling watching her interview today that she really hates this campaigning and can hardly wait for them to return to their rich priviledged lives. Campaigning is hard but you don’t hear from PBO and the first lady such negative thoughts about their job that they have to do for Americans. They really don’t deserve to be in that whitehouse.

Just noticed (from a clip on LOD’s show) that when Queen Ann said “I’d just love it, if you’d get my husband on the couch, Joy” during this morning’s The View, she was subconsciously saying somebody should get some psychiatric help for her pathetic loser soulless awful ugly husband.

Also just noticed that Mitt was wearing his flag pin on his tux tonight. I checked and so was the President. Mitt’s was garish looking, like a boardwalk souvenir; PBO’s was in good taste. I’m not sure why either was wearing the flag pin, but I guarantee you Mitt sent his scout out to see if PBO were wearing one, and then had another flunky pin his on, just like I’m sure he’s now wearing the pink Breast Cancer Month bracelet the President had on, earlier today, and will probably wear it to bed tonight, in case PBO does, too.

And they don’t even claim to be conscientious objectors. I think he got a deferment because of that missionary service, right? Their credo then was the same as now: It’s okay for all of “you people” to defend our country, but we’re not going under any circumstances.

BTW, Lawrence is bringing up their lack of military service on his show in a couple of minutes …

At some point, if anyone still cares, the truth about Mitt’s illegal escape to Paris and avoidance of military duty, as well as, refusal to take the legal steps to be a conscientious objector, will be documented. His escape to Paris was no less illegal than any US citizen, exiting the Country or hiding, to avoid the draft and service.

“The question at hand is the character of Mitt Romney. Military service isn’t the answer to all things. John McCain, for those familiar with his record as a POW and his presidential pardon, are more than aware. Those who aren’t are unlikely to, at this late date; bother to learn what they failed to when it mattered most.

Ann Romney, wife of Mitt, seems to understand the problem best when she expresses how the campaign has threatened Mitt Romney’s mental health. Mitt Romney is clearly talented but morally bereft of values, willing to say anything that he believes will help him get his way and, for those who watch carefully, slowly becoming mentally unhinged.”

That also made of think of that old trick thingie kids would hold in their hand which gave a little buzz to the other kid when he shook hands. I could see President Obama bringing several tricks with him, just to scare Romney (the hand buzz thingie, brains, charm, you know the rest).

I wonder if Mitt is thinking, ‘please let this be over’,’I hope you crush me in the election’ because ‘my wife hates this gig’, ‘I’m only running
bcuz someone had to, they (GOP) picked my name from the hat ‘ .
Or maybe he is thinking, ‘wow, I got to shake PBO’s hand again’.LOL

Bob Herbert can sit there on Rachel’s show and talk about how the Dems should have pushed harder on the ground against voter suppression. They have been pushing hard. My question to him is what did he do besides appearing on Rachel’s show talking about it? He could have been right there with Rev. Al and others.

First, do a bot/virus check. Microsoft essentials (free if your OS is not a bootlegged version). Clean the residual crap with CCleaner. If still slow, uninstall the firefox and do a clean install by downloading the software (no update from the existing browser). Before uninstall of FF, back up your bookmarks.

If still slow after all these, then DON’T FRIGGIN’ OPEN GAZILLION TABS AT THE SAME TIME. IT”S JUST A BROWSER NOT YOUR PERSONAL MULE.

Oh one more thing. If you have got any of the paid/free anti-virus software like kaspersky, norton, avg etc., just junk them. They are all crap. I have been using only microsoft security essentials and CCleaner for over 3 years and zero virus problems and zero internet speed issues. Most of the speed issues were related to the crappy isp.

I was lucky enough to see President Obama speak today in Manchester! We had a 45-minute drive from the Boston suburbs, so my son (22 years old and a huge Obama supporter) and I set out dark and early, heading north. We joined the line around 8 AM. I couldn’t even see the beginning, but by an hour later, it stretched behind us for blocks. After going through airport-style security (we had to give up our water), we joined another line to get into the park. They handed us free water as we entered, which was welcome, as the early morning chill was turning into blazing warm sunshine. I couldn’t believe how close we were able to stand! Maybe thirteen rows of people back, right in front of the podium! The crowd was fairly quiet but happy as we stood waiting for the next two hours. Ben (a volunteer organizer), Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Gov. Lynch all spoke. Oh yes, the national anthem was sung by Sen. Shaheen’s granddaughter! Then, around noon, the big moment arrived and the quiet, reserved crowd went bonkers! As the president came onstage smiling and waving, I heard myself screaming like a teenager at a rock concert—and I wasn’t the only one. The energy was amazing.

You’ve probably watched the speech posted here, so I won’t repeat it, but it was wonderful to hear it delivered live. The president mentioned how great the weather was, and then went into themes familiar to me from other stump speeches and the DNC speech. His energetic delivery had everyone there totally absorbed and hanging on his every word, clapping and cheering constantly. As has been said many times before, Barack Obama is a great speaker: so natural, warm, and engaging. Some highlights: he seems to get a kick out of the “Don’t boo—vote” call and response with the audience, and had big smiles when we started playing along. Some choice zingers referred to the recent debate, especially a mention of “binders.” As he spoke, lot of people called out “Yeah!” “Say it!” and whatnot, but one guy near me yelled “Thank you!” every time the president listed an accomplishment. It was sweet. People really appreciate all this president has done for them.

Then it was over, or was it? We couldn’t really see, but I thought the president was shaking hands down at the front of the crowd, so we moved in closer. Yep, he was methodically working his way from one side of the crowd to the other. I caught glimpses of his hands stretching out to include as many people as possible. Sometimes I saw the top of his head, and once got a good look of his smiling face. He seemed a little shiny after being out in the warm sun! There was no chance of getting close enough to shake hands, but I couldn’t drag myself away for some reason—and I wasn’t the only one doing this. Finally, he reached the side of the stage near where he came in and everyone waved and yelled “Bye!” as he left. My son and I slowly headed for the parking lot, feeling so uplifted. Yet, it wasn’t quite over. People were lined up on the road near the lot to see the motorcade pass on the way to the airport. It did a few minutes later, and I saw the president go right by! We stood waving, and kept waving as the various cars in the entourage continued past, even waving at the press van and ambulance. Just feeling so happy and almost giddy.

Sorry this is so long, but I also wanted to mention how diverse the crowd was. All races, all ages, men and women—it was fantastic. Many more old folks than I imagined; I guess it’s easy to buy into the older demographic = Romney voter cliché, but it didn’t seem true today. And there were lots of enthusiastic college-age kids. I just felt really good being part of this happy crowd.

Thank you for letting me share my experience with you! And thanks to Chips for this great site!

What a wonderful story. You told it so well, that I could imagine myself standing next to you. I was going to post a good night comment, when I saw this beautiful recap of what had to be a glorious day for you and your son. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! Thank you, Beth F. The length is perfect…and it would have been perfect had you gone on for two pages. 😆 😆 😆 To share in the happiness of such an occasion with you is just great! You did a great job making me feel like I was there with you and your son. I hope he had the same sense of togetherness you had with the people around you. Thanks again. VC

I love these recaps, Beth – so, thank you for taking the time to document your encounter with President Obama. Some of us may never get a chance to see him live, so this makes all the hours, donations, worry worthwhile. So glad you had a wonderfully full adventure.

I just read a first hand account on Old Orange of an NC voter who went to vote today, but didn’t get to vote because the LINE WAS TOO LONG!!! They stood for 90 minutes only to be told that the wait was going to be another 3 hrs!

I won’t link the diary here but for those of you who visit Old Orange the diary is entitled “Problems voting in NC:Good News and Bad News.” And FYI – the bad news is that the person didn’t get to vote today as planned because the line was much longer than they anticipated.

99ts, This also what bothers me about this country. This is a country the claims to be the leader of the free world. It promotes democracy throughout the world. Yet laws and practices make it so difficult for American citizens to vote. There is absolutely no excuse for making people stand in line for hours in order to be able to exercise the right to vote.

Rev. Al sure exposed him using the homeless to wear his campaign gear. Republicans are lowdown. He fooled people with his pickup truck the last time, but I don’t think people are buying what he is selling this time.

Lawry going all Boston, basically said Taggrat should make his day and done on down and take a punch at Lawry. Lawry’s Boston accent was very present and he got outta his seat, walked around his desk and got in the camera’s face.

Thank you for sharing your story BethF. I wish he would come here to Michigan, but then again I want him to go where he’s needed. I have yet to see an Romney/Ryan bumpersticker,& the only ad I see from Mittens is from a superpac. I don’t see any ads from Obama either, but that’s probally because he’s got it in the bag in my market. Oh yeah, Go tigers!

Beth, thank you so much for sharing you and your son’s wonderful day. I know that you will never forget that experience. You made me feel as if I was there with you. It is amazing what energy you feel when everyone is on one accord. I know you will sleep well tonight even if your body may be tired. Sweet Sleep.